Have you ever seen the ultimate fighting shows. The bill it as finally getting to see which martial art is the best. It's true that there are competitors fighting from many different styles, hence why they call it mixed martial arts. However, there's one big problem.
The problem is there are rules. Fighting in these competitions ban certain attacks. For example, there are no groin, throat, or eye strikes. In wing chun fut, those are our striking areas because one strike in those ares stops the fight pretty quick. Have you wondered why all those mixed martial arts fights end up on the ground? Well, it's because the rules don't allow you to knee someone coming in. Really though, how often do you see fights in real life end up on the ground trying to get a submission?
There are not rules on the street, so to think that fighting in competitions is an accurate reflection of who is better is a myth. Our style focuses on defense. We pride ourselves on not getting hit. Think about it, are you really going to be the one to start a fight. If not, the first thing you need to do is defend the first attack. Please tell me anyone you've seen in a mixed martial arts fight be defensive minded. We're not looking to exchange blows. When we attack, we make sure we connect. That is real self defense.
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Stumbled across this. They're some good points that some MMA/UFC fans may miss, but it's not lost on everybody. The reason for the rules is because without them, the sport would never be regulated, and would never gain wide acceptance. Even now, there are many who still think it's a barbaric blood sport where anything goes... which just isn't the case. You're right however that what you see in the UFC isn't some sort of "ultimate fighting style". If such a thing existed, it would need to take into account the type of strikes you mentioned, both in defence and offence... as well as everything you already see in the UFC.
Some clarifications...
It's untrue that you can't knee someone coming in. You can. It happens all the time. However, in the unified rules, you can't knee or kick someone's head when they are "down." That is, when either a knee, or two hands are touching the ground. When a fighter shoots in to go for a takedown, neither is the case, and possibility for a knee is there for anybody with the skill to land it. Furthermore, the reason street fights don't end up on the ground with people going for submissions is because the skill just isn't there. The general population only has a rough idea how to throw proper punch, let alone how to lock in an arm bar. If you took someone decent at standup fighting, and someone decent with submissions and takedowns... I'd bet on the submission fighter any day. On the feet, people have a general idea of what they're doing. They might not be great at it, but they're not completely lost. On the ground however, if you've never heard of BJJ, you'll be at a complete loss. If you dig up the early UFC events, this is exactly the sort of thing you see.
There are also some fighters that fight defensively, though very few. I would say the most well known right now is Lyoto Machida, who has a karate style. The only problem with defensive fighting is it's not popular with the fans, and considered boring. He uses it quite effectively though, and is thus far undefeated.
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